2003 Polaris Universal ATV Owners Manual - Page 42
2003 Polaris Universal ATV Manual
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CONTROLS Brake Lever 1 The front and rear brakes are applied by squeezing the brake lever (1) toward the handlebar. The front and rear brakes are hydraulically activated disc type brakes that are activated by only one lever. Always test brake lever travel and master cylinder fluid level before riding. When squeezed, the lever should feel firm. Any sponginess would indicate a possible fluid leak or low master cylinder fluid level, which must be corrected before riding. Contact your dealer for proper diagnosis and repairs. Operating the ATV with a spongy brake lever can result in loss of braking, which could cause an accident. Never operate the ATV with a spongy-feeling brake lever. WARNING 40
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CONTROLS
BrakeLever
Thefrontandrearbrakesareapplied
bysqueezingthebrakelever(1)
towardthehandlebar. Thefrontand
rearbrakesarehydraulicallyactivated
disctypebrakesthatareactivatedby
onlyonelever.
Alwaystestbrakelevertraveland
mastercylinderfluidlevelbefore
riding. Whensqueezed,thelevershouldfeelfirm. Anysponginess
wouldindicateapossiblefluidleakorlowmastercylinderfluidlevel,
whichmustbecorrectedbeforeriding. Contactyourdealerforproper
diagnosisandrepairs.
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OperatingtheATVwithaspongybrakelevercanresultin
lossofbraking,whichcouldcauseanaccident.
NeveroperatetheATVwithaspongy-feelingbrakelever.
WARNING